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Bionano Genomics Acquiring BioDiscovery – The Perfect Alignment of the Stars
One of October’s headlines in the field of genomics and genetics included the acquisition of BioDiscovery by Bionano Genomics. I spoke with
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Sequencing 101: What’s the Value of Sequencing Full-length RNA Transcripts?
The study of genomics has revolutionized our understanding of science, but the field of transcriptomics grew with the need to explore the functional
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PRC2 Complex Genetic Variants Leave a DNA Methylation Signature in Overgrowth Syndrome
While epigenetic modifications can leave their signatures on our genome, our genome can also leave its signature on our epigenomes. Genetic variants
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#NephMadness 2020: Transplantation Region
Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2020 | #NephMadness | #TransplantRegion Selection Committee Member: Vinay Nair @vinaynairdo Vinay Nair is an
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Long-term IFN-Beta Treatment Normalizes Immune Balance in RRMS, Study Shows
Long-term treatment with interferon beta (IFN-beta) corrects the defective immune balance characteristic of people with relapsing-remitting multiple
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Rapid Pathogen Detection for the 21st Century: A Look at PathogenDx
In 1887, Julius Petri invented a couple of glass dishes, designed to grow bacteria in a reproducible, consistent environment. The Petri dish, as it
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Nebion Provides Curated Omics Data Combined with Innovative Visualizations for Target Discovery, Indication Finding, and Drug Safety Assessment
For this month’s “Company Spotlight” blog series we are reviewing Nebion, a Swiss bioinformatics company, in an interview with Philip
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MammaPrint and BluePrint RNA-seq tests found equivalent to the clinically validated microarray tests
Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) is rapidly becoming an indispensable tool for genome-directed cancer diagnostics, but next-generation RNA
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BioIT 2019: The New “Official” Future Involves Data Sharing, Artificial Intelligence, Open Source, and More
The 18th installment of Boston’s Bio-IT World Conference was attended by over 3,400 participants and featured more than 185 exhibiting companies,
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Sparse full length sequencing – a highly multiplexed ribosomal RNA depletion-based RNA sequencing platform
The need to reduce per sample cost of RNA-seq profiling for scalable data generation has led to the emergence of highly multiplexed RNA-seq. These
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Cost-effectiveness of genetic testing in patients with epilepsy: which test is the right test?
Which test is the right test? In clinical practice, determining an appropriate genetic testing strategy in the evaluation of a patient with